Let's say, for the sake of argument, that you've already availed yourself of all the Monty Python television recordings, books, feature films, memoirs, concert performances, side projects, and shameless rehashes we've been lucky enough to present you with over the years. You're obviously just the sort of spamhead who would want your collection to be complete, wouldn't you? Or, conversely, you've only just discovered the ribald and rarified talents of Messrs. Cleese, Palin, Idle, Jones, Gilliam, and the ever-late Chapman, and would happily read out the lines of the "Dead Parrot Sketch" or sing "The Lumberjack Song" again, which appear here in script form following the comments and contributions of the lads (and cohorts like Carol Cleveland and Neil Innes) opining about life on the road while putting on the Pythons' notorious stage shows—particularly the one at the Hollywood Bowl. Well, then we've got you either way, haven't we sport? You want, nay, need this book to feel whole, worthy, and entertained. It is, after all, their first honest collaborative publication since 1979, and that's worth something, wouldn't you say? Plus it's abundantly, effervescently illustrated with old cartoons, new cartoons, stills from the television show, snapshots from the stage, and candid photos of the boys and their fans.